as well. Henry Recor AIA is a graduate of
the BAC, as well as a teacher and thesis advisor.
Damon May, a nother gradu ate of the
BAC, stood as a critic for Adam Mitchell
a nd Jim Moses’s studio for three year s
running, and was also a thesis critic for
C7A’s Mirren Fischer, who went on to win
the BAC’s O’Marah Award. Dennis Morelli
is in his second year teaching Portfolio
Design and Orthogonal/Per spective
Drawing as well a s reviewing segment
portfolios, while Sumi Fasolo h as been a
teacher and thesis advi sor. Katie Dorman
has been on the crit panel for Associate
Emily Grandstaff-Rice AIA, LEED for her
first-year ID studio. Jay Stoughtenger, a lso a
graduate, has recently won two BAC Alumni
design awards. Oliver Klein and David Rader
are both recent BAC graduates, a nd Hillary
Lubin was one of their teachers at the BAC.
Kirsten Lawson is currently a st udent in
Segment 2, taking her 2nd C-Level studio.
Ca mbridge Seven ha s achieved a high
level of excellenc e by employing an integrated ,
multidisciplinary approach to seek innovative,
intelligent solution s in its diverse practice
areas. The firm’s design process is open,
non-linear, and informed by a wealth of
experienc e in architecture, c onstruction,
ex hibit design, art, u rban design, a nd graphic
design. The firm particularly appreciates
the education the BAC provides, in that
BAC graduates bring a dimen sion of
thinking which is critical for content-driven
commission s like academic buildings,
a nd museum and exhibit design projects.
As an inclusive practice, young C7A
designers find they will not simply be limited
to creating CAD drawings, and instead
regularly collaborate with members of the
client group, the Principal in Charge of the
project, a nd the wider project management
and sub-consultant team.
As a firm, C7A is in the enviable position
of having a highly balanced portfolio in
terms of b oth geography, proje ct type, a nd
ser vic es provided. The firm is made up of
unaba shed de sign genera lists. A s a group,
they are cognizant of their role in the wider
architecture community a nd take great pains
to communicate their value systems to the
wider world and embrace their role s a s
“thought leaders” in architecture, hospita lity
design, e xhibit design, urban design, a nd
project management: http://w w w.c7a.com/
News/thought_leadership/index.a sp.
Throughout its 45 ye ars of ser vic e,
C7A has received dozens of awards—
including the prestigious A merican Institute
of Architects’ national Firm Awa rd—and
is known for its innovative work. Today,
Cambridge Seven Associate s c ontinues to
embrace its founders’ cre ed that the effect
of c oll aborative efforts f ar surpasses that
of any individual: 1 + 1 = 7.
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